Ratings: Scandal Hits Finale High; Community, Parenthood Up

Friday

Apr 18, 2014 at 12:00 PM

No one died in the explosion, but Scandal went out with a huge bang Thursday. The Season 3 finale drew 10.5 million viewers and a 3.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, making it the show's most-watched and highest-rated season-ender ...

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No one died in the explosion, but Scandal went out with a huge bang Thursday. The Season 3 finale drew 10.5 million viewers and a 3.4 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, making it the show's most-watched and highest-rated season-ender yet. Scandal finished Season 3 up 39 percent in viewership and 43 percent in the demo. The episode followed Grey's Anatomy (8.1 million, 2.5), which was down a tenth. Scandal: Who didn't survive the finale? Four other finales didn't fare as well. The Crazy Ones (5.8 million, 1.5) and Parks and Recreation (2.4 million, 0.9) scored series lows, while Community (2.9 million, 1.0) and Parenthood (4 million, 1.3) crept up a bit. Surviving Jack (4.3 million, 1.0) also hit a series low following American Idol (7.9 million, 1.9), which was up a tenth, and Hell's Kitchen (4.8 million, 1.7), which rose three tenths. On The CW, The Vampire Diaries (1.7 million, 0.7) and Reign (1.4 million, 0.4) were down and even, respectively. 8 p.m. CBS: The Big Bang Theory (R) 9.7 million (2.2); The Big Bang Theory (R) 10.8 million (2.6) ABC: Grey's Anatomy (R) 3.4 million (0.8) Fox: Hell's Kitchen 4.8 million (1.7) NBC: Community 2.9 million (1.0); Parks and Recreation 2.4 million (0.9) CW: The Vampire Diaries 1.7 million (0.7) 9 p.m. CBS: The Crazy Ones 5.8 million (1.5) [9-10 p.m.] ABC: Grey's Anatomy 8.1 million (2.5) Fox: American Idol 7.9 million (1.9); Surviving Jack 4.3 million (1.0) NBC: Hollywood Game Night 3.2 million (0.9) CW: Reign 1.4 million (0.4) 10 p.m. CBS: NCIS (R) 6 million (1.0) ABC: Scandal 10.5 million (3.4) NBC: Parenthood 4 million (1.3)